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Reply 6: Pansophic Polls
Word of the Day, December 28

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Uadzit
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:08 pm


opprobrium • uh-PROH-bree-um • noun

1 : something that brings disgrace

2 a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
*b : contempt, reproach

Example Sentence:
The athlete's admission of using steroids earned her much opprobrium from former fans.

Did you know?
"Opprobrium" was borrowed into English from Latin in the 17th century. It came from the Latin verb "opprobrare," which means "to reproach." That verb in turn came from the noun "probrum," meaning "disgraceful act" or "reproach." These gave us "opprobrium" as well as its adjective form "opprobrious," which means "scurrilous" or "infamous." One might commit an "opprobrious crime" or be berated with "opprobrious language." "Probrum" gave English another word too, but you might have a little trouble guessing it. It's "exprobrate," an archaic synonym of "censure" or "upbraid."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:02 am


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